President Maimon Announces Leadership Changes in Marketing and Communications and Digital Learning and Media Design

Rhonda Brown, Assistant Vice President of Marketing and Communications will leave GSU at the end of October to become the Vice President of Advancement at the Chicago Theological Seminary. Charles Nolley, currently the director of Digital Learning and Media Design will serve as Interim Vice President for a unit that will consolidate the two departments.

All participants must register for the overall weekend. Registration is free for parents, family members, alumni and friends of GSU. Space is limited for some events, and there is a minimal cost for some activities.

The
Registrar's Office now offers electronic transcript delivery. GSU has partnered
with the National Student Clearinghouse for online transcript requests.

Electronic
transcript ordering through the NSC provides official transcripts that are
delivered quickly and securely. Transcript orders are normally process within
24 hours after the order is received.

If
you are a current student you can order online through the myGSU portal Online
Services. Alumni and former students can order online through the National
Clearinghouse website at www.nslc.org

With
electronic delivery, you can send transcripts anywhere around the world.

June Masek has been taking the GSU water aerobics class for more than 30 years. Next Monday, October 20, she and fellow students will celebrate her 90th birthday with a lunch at Carlos Restaurant.

June
says she looks at the water aerobics class as a job. Instead of pay, she
gets good health. "She is the heart and leader of the class.
One day we did 200 jumping jacks and she initiated 100. Oh, was she
happy. She is our inspiration," said friend and fellow classmate Ruby
Norton. The GSU Total Water Exercise class, as it's now called, is taught
Monday through Friday from 10 to 11 a.m. in the GSU pool. The fee is $25.

"We
have all ages in this class. We have some new freshmen and, of course,
now up to age 90," added Ruby. For more information, stop by the Recreation
and Fitness Center Sales Office at A1106 or call 708.534.4556.

New Student
Programs: How's it going?

New
Student Programs would like to know how the first semester at GSU is going for our
new undergraduate students and how support for them can be improved. As part
of this initiative, a survey is being conducted among new undergraduates about
their early experiences at GSU. While this might be a busy time of year, the
hope is that students will take a few minutes to participate in this brief
survey.

The
survey will focus on experiences with orientation, academic advising, student
involvement and other areas that are critical for academic progress. The survey
has been sent to new students' GSU email addresses and will be available until
Friday, October 17, 2014.

Opening Soon: A New
Way to Get to GSU

Get your I-PASS

The
long awaited interchange to connect the Tri-State Tollway, or I-294, and I-57
is set to open this month. The new interchange will be all-electronic, with no
cash accepted. You must have an I-PASS to use the interchange.

According
to the Illinois Tollway Authority:

Customers
who use the I-294/I-57 Interchange without I-PASS will have 30 days from the
date of their unpaid toll to pay online – up from seven days on all other parts
of the tollway system. This extended, limited-time offer will expire on
December 31, 2014. Beginning January 1, 2015, customers without I-PASS who use
the I-294/I-57 Interchange will have seven days to pay their unpaid tolls.

The
regular toll rate will be $1.50 for customers who pay their unpaid tolls online
with a discounted I-PASS rate of 75 cents. Tollway customers who would like to
pay cash to travel between I-294 and I-57 can still do so at the 159th Street
Ramp Toll Plaza (40) or via the 163rd Street Toll Plaza (41) – these are the
routes being used today.

For
added convenience, the Tollway is opening a new temporary Customer Service
Center at the Secretary of State Office in Midlothian, 14434 South Pulaski
Road, from September through November 2014. This three-month satellite center
located in the heart of the Chicago Southland will be open from 8 a.m. to 5
p.m., Tuesday through Friday, and is intended to serve local residents who wish
to obtain I-PASS, pay their unpaid tolls and receive other assistance.

Policemen watch as Freedom Riders arrive in Jackson, Mississippi on a Trailways bus.

GSU
will commemorate the 50th Anniversary of the Civil Right Act and Freedom Summer
with a series of activities, including a Student Research Conference on
November 6. This is an opportunity to reflect on both the
accomplishments of the Civil Rights Act, and its subsidiary legislation, as
well as what still needs to be done. The goal is to give voice and
recognition to GSU students' scholarly and creative expressions on the status
of Civil and Human Rights today.

The
Commemoration Committee is planning both a student mini-conference on this
theme as well as a creative arts magazine including essays, short stories,
poetry, art and photography.

All
student submissions for the conference will be considered. The deadline for
student proposals is October 15thand should be submitted
to Prof. Ben Almassi at (balmassi@govst.edu).

The
GSU All Student Art Exhibition begins tomorrow and runs through December 5,
2014. Student entrants can drop off their art on today and tomorrow from 10
a.m. to 6
p.m. at the Visual Arts Gallery.

Model United Nations
Team: We're looking for a few good students tonight!

The
American Model United Nations Conference will be November 22 to November 26 in
Chicago – and GSU will be there.

This
is a great opportunity to spend time in downtown Chicago with students from GSU
and other universities. You'll learn about:

Different cultures/
countries/ subjects/ positions

Efficient research
techniques

Complex problems and
solutions

Coalition building
and networking

The art of
compromise

Public speaking
(extemporaneous, prepared remarks, networking, etc.)

There's
another big benefit: enhance you portfolio for graduate school or your
job-hunting resume.

The
GSU Model United Nations Team will host its first meeting tonight from 7:30 to
8:30 p.m. in the College of Arts & Sciences Dean's Conference Room, E2579.

Interested
students should be registered for at least one credit hour and in good standing
for Fall 2014. For answers to your questions, contact Luke Helm, LHelm@govst.edu.

Annual Crime
Statistics Report Now Online

The
GSU "Campus Right-to-Know Crime Report" is now available on the university website.
In accordance with the 1990 Campus Security Act, also known as The Clery Act,
this is a uniform report of crimes committed on the GSU campus as well as in
the Village of University Park from January 1 through December 31, 2011, 2012
and 2013. Criminal categories required under the Clery Act include
murder, sex offenses, robbery, aggravated assault, burglary,
assaults/threats/harassment, intimidation, domestic, vandalism/criminal damage
to property and motor vehicle theft, as well as statistics on arrests for drug
and alcohol violations and weapons violations. For further information,
please contact the Department of Public Safety at dps@govst.edu.

The Illinois SBDC International Trade Center celebrated its new satellite office grand opening with a roundtable. As part of working group of the White House Initiative on Asian American and Pacific Islanders, the new ITC office is committed to promoting the U.S exports expanding to Asia Pacific market and to providing more services and outreach programs to Asian American business communities.

The Naperville office is open every Monday and Wednesday. It is located at 2244 W. 95th Street, Naperville, IL 60564. For more info, please contact Mary Ma, hma@govst.edu, 708.235.2158.